The volume of cargoes progressing via the top ports in Spain rose by nearly 25% in January 2024 as the attacks on shipping in the waters of the Red Sea made firms divert Europe-bound vessels through southern Africa instead.
The northern ports of Spain have seen volumes in transit go up by up to triple as the traders try to avoid moving cargo by trucks through Europe owing to the widespread blockade by the farmers, Aecoc, the Spanish retail and food industry association, explains.
Ports like Las...